i love see jane work- such fun work accessories. today i’m crazy about their pepperpot file folders and mousepad (they’re girly, be warned..) and the clip on file labels (so helpful for people like me that run through files and don’t want to get a new one because the permanent label is wrong). i also love the sleek little silver pencil sharpener, r+h composition books, hable spiral notebooks and the fancy accordion files. see them all at seejanework.

risd works, the online store for risd, carries some amazing products. i just wanted to share these two because they’re among my favorites: a bean-print dish set (3 for $70) by hirokazu + oranudh ingkhavat masuda and the tote bag by shawn parks that reminds me of a tomato ($40).

inspired by o at home’s “women who make beautiful things” section (it’s a fantastic section), i decided to install a permanent feature on d*s: hey ladies…

this (weekly or bi-weekly) section will feature a talented female designer whose work deserves both celebration and in-depth discussion. in an industry dominated by men (i’ll be dealing mainly with product and graphic design…), i think these successful women deserve to be noticed, commended and applauded for their wonderful work.

today i want to focus on pamela sunday, a brooklyn-based designer whose sculpture is carried throughout new york. formerly an art director, ms. sunday discovered her passion for clay over 10 years ago. while working in world of fashion advertising, she decided the time was right to follow her heart, so she left fashion for design and hasn’t looked back since. for the past 10 years she’s been creating beautiful, one of a kind, hand built ceramics from her carroll gardens studio that reflect her interest in texture and form. what i love most about ms. sunday’s work is its clear interest in and focus on surface texture and organic shapes. her sculptures remind me of shapes and textures found underwater- her pieces are wonderfully reminiscent of both prickly sea urchins and star fish, with textures and patterns recalling coral and plant life.

ms. sunday’s work is an oasis of in-your-face texture in a world of jonathan adler-ish smooth perfection. while it may not be for everyone- it’s certainly more intense than a lot of the ceramics i’ve seen in most people’s houses (and some of the textures give even me the willies)- i think it has a very specific audience that will appreciate the exploration into form and its relationship to texture and surface. you can find ms. sunday’s work at karkula in nyc (68 gansvoort street), regeneration furniture, the jason lamberth gallery in the hamptons (103 hayground rd., water mill, ny) and belvedere in atlanta. thank you, pamela for passing along your work- it’s wonderful to see what the brooklyn women around me are up to…

these are too cute- the retro radio from levenger (plays mp3s from your ipod) and the stainless steel magazine rack from wactor. [via productdose]

celebrity hairstylist to the stars (ok, not that stylist to the stars), yuki sharoni has introduced a new line of hair products with distinct, y-shaped packaging. while i normally don’t like the idea of shaping a bottle after your intitial, i think the packaging looks pretty neat- it reminds me of a tree branch, or this. [via stylephile]

i love this chair from hivemind (fantastic brooklyn-based designers, ruby and sather). chair-4 is contructed of powder-coated steel and walnut. it’s simple with clean lines and a sleek finish- perfect. i think their crux credenza and crux shelving system are pretty slick too. you can see the whole shebang right here.

besides sharing a name with one of mtv’s most fantastically awful television shows, made is a portland oregon-based design studio that produces some of the most lovely, modern woodwork around.

their two existing lines, plateau and nest, are characterized by their clean lines, modern forms and quality woodwork. the plateau collection’s simple steel and wood construction is wonderfully sparse and perfect for an urban loft that needs something minimal, yet cool for storage.

the nest line is full of beautiful dark woods offset by white lacquer drawers and doors. i love the combination of dark and light- it’s perfect for most modern interiors.

made also carries a “low down media cabinet” that i’d love to get my hands on if i could- it’s so simple and so clean-lined that i just have to have it in my apt. but then again, i made myself a promise that i’d stay away from walnut for a while…

you can see made’s full collection here and contact them for ordering and pricing information right here.

mocoloco has a great interview with idfuel’s dominic muren up today- i think it’s a fantastic idea. dom has some really interesting things to say as he heads back to school for his masters in industrial design at the university of the arts in philly. check it out if you have time.